My shipment arrived 3 days after I ordered--almost too quickly. The order status didn't even show it'd been shipped, so I was completely unprepared to find all of the boxes on my front lawn after a late day at work & had no one around to help me get them inside. I assembled all by myself in no time--out of boxes in the house, put together & in place in less than two hours. The directions were very clear, but it was all pretty intuitive anyway, so I hardly needed them. The only problem was with the dust cover on the bottom, which did not attach as described (plans said to use the hook & loop attachments and to thread the legs through the holes in the cover, but it attached with velcro & I had to make holes for the legs, so it's not attached at the sides, but otherwise is fine.) The chair had an odd, moist feel and insecticide type smell when I opened the plastic. I let it air outside & put the sofa together rather than bringing it in right away & it seems to have gone away. My complaints for appearance and workmanship are with the chair. The material is very thin with lots of stray threads, so I don't presume it will last over the long haul. The colors, copper tones, are not as vibrant as those of the sofa--more muted than I would like. Overall I'm quite happy with the new warm look and atmosphere of my living room.